This is an invitation for an evaluation project – not a research study. Researchers in Dr. Kathleen Martin Ginis’s lab are inviting all potential users of the updated Physical Activity Guidelines Resource for Adults with Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) to Read More…
This study will investigate factors that affect the ability of people who use wheeled mobility devices to reach destinations in their community. Researchers in Dr. Ben Mortenson’s lab are seeking to build a better understanding of the challenges people who Read More…
This study is about motion sensitivity and eye movements. When we view the world around us, our eyes are constantly in motion. It is important that we are able to effectively recognize moving objects to complete tasks such as driving Read More…
We are interested in evaluating a website that provides information about living with a spinal cord injury (SCI). This study will involve using a website on your own device for a period of four weeks and participating in a 30 Read More…
Researchers in Dr. Tania Lam’s lab are currently looking for participants for a study on Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF), a protein that has been associated with nerve regeneration and plasticity. As physical activity may increase BDNF factors in an able-bodied Read More…
Evaluation of the Smartphone Peer Physical Activity Counseling (SPPAC) program on physical activity among manual wheelchair users with a spinal cord injury: a mixed methods pilot study Graduate student researchers at the University of British Columbia and the research team Read More…
Do you use a mobility device such as a cane, walker, or wheelchair in the winter? You can help a group of university-based researchers from across Canada, including ICORD’s Dr. Jaimie Borisoff, who are developing a website of strategies and Read More…
Researchers in Dr. Heather Gainforth’s lab at the University of British Columbia Okanagan want to understand the priorities and needs of family, friends and partners who support people with an SCI to enhance the lives of those who provide and Read More…
Researchers in Dr. Ben Mortenson’s lab want to know if using digital storytelling with current or past caregivers of older adults or older adults who are/ have been caregivers can facilitate communication and socialization, and encourage the maintenance and development Read More…
Dr. Jaimie Borisoff and his research team want to explore how people with mobility impairments sit and position themselves when not in their wheelchairs (e.g. when on the floor, or when participating in specific activities). If you participate in this Read More…
